Liga MX side Atlas will play its next home game behind closed doors as punishment after fans repeatedly used an anti-gay chant in last week's match against Puebla.

During the Jan. 17 match at Estadio Jalisco, Atlas players pleaded with their fans to discontinue using the chant against the visiting goalkeeper. The referee halted the match as part of a three-step protocol implemented by the league to crack down on the use of the controversial chant.

Club America will extend their title tally over arch-rival Chivas over the next decade.

MEXICO CITY -- Who would have predicted back in 2009 that the upcoming decade would see Tigres as the dominant club, or that a French striker would become the face of the league?

Not many. It's notoriously difficult to predict what will happen in the future, especially given Liga MX's split-season calendar and playoff system, but that doesn't mean that trends and tendencies can't give pointers towards the future.

So what does the next decade hold for Liga MX? Here's 10 predictions for the next...

Ale Moreno delves into how Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami will fare in their 2020 MLS openers.

Former Paris Saint-Germain target Luciano Acosta is set to join Liga MX club Atlas after parting ways with D.C. United at the end of the 2019 MLS season.

The 25-year-old Argentine spent four seasons at D.C. United and came close to leaving for PSG last January. But with his contract up, the attacking midfielder has chosen to continue his career in Guadalajara with Los Rojinegros.

Acosta rejected a new deal with D.C. United earlier this year and will officially join the Mexican team on Jan....